Canandaigua football defeats Arcadia on senior day

Saturday

Oct 5, 2013 at 8:10 PMOct 5, 2013 at 8:10 PM

Mitch Schaefer threw 3 touchdown passes

Dan Goldman

Quarterback Mitch Schaefer started the season on Canandaigua's JV football team and moved up to varsity before the second game of the season due to an injury on the team. The sophomore is showing his strength as a varsity player, having thrown for three touchdowns in each of the last two games.

"Offensively, we played well," Schaefer said. "Obviously I couldn't have done it without my wide receivers, they made some big plays for me. I couldn't have done it without them and my offensive line."

The Braves (4-1) have won two straight since their loss to Fairport. Canandaigua is on the road for the rest of the regular season with a trip to Brighton next week, followed by a trip to Eastridge.

The Titans fell to 0-5 with the loss. Arcadia quarterback Jay Green led the offense with 114 passing yards and Devon Smith caught two passes for 66 yards. Linebacker Marquis Ellis recorded seven tackles and Austin Heagle contributed one sack.

"I thought we were very competitive and played good physical football," Greece Arcadia coach John Lockhart said. "We never gave up. Our team showed a lot of fight to compete with a good team today."

Canandaigua took advantage of an Arcadia fumble early in the game, which was caused and recovered by Ryan Heeb. Six plays later, Schaefer hit Eric Munn deep down the left sideline for a 52-yard touchdown. The pass just cleared the defensive back and the wide out raced into the end zone. Brian Feldman tacked on the extra point.

The Titans' next possession ended with an interception by Braves lineman Connor Heeb, who stepped in front of a screen pass. The big senior ran the ball back 24 yards, which led to a 3-yard touchdown run by Ransom. Feldman's extra point made it 14-0 with 12 seconds left in the first quarter.

"I was kind of hoping he was going to score," Braves coach Jeff Welch said. "But it was a great play for him to have on senior day. He's had an outstanding senior year and has been dominant on both sides of the ball."

In the second quarter, Arcadia forced Canandaigua to turn the ball over on downs at the Titans' 10-yard line. Arcadia then went on a 14-play, 90-yard touchdown drive that ended with a 1-yard run by Nelson Colon. Noah Barnard hit the extra point with 8.6 seconds left in the half. The touchdown came on fourth and goal, one of three fourth-down conversions on the drive.

The Braves extended their lead after halftime when Schaefer found Patrick Coyne for a 74-yard touchdown down the right sideline.

A 21-yard run by Ransom set up Schaefer's final touchdown, a 6-yard pass to Feldman with 9:36 left in the game. Feldman kicked the extra point and later added a 34-yard field goal to close out the scoring.